Department of Multi-trophic Interactions (MTI)
Centre for Terrestrial Ecology (CTE)
Netherlands Institute of Ecology (NIOO-KNAW)
The main topic of the department is interactions between plants, above- and belowground herbivores, pathogens and their natural enemies. We investigate mechanisms involved in above-belowground interactions, the evolution of plant defences against herbivores and pathogens, biodiversity and ecosystem functioning from a multi-trophic perspective, as well as invasiveness of species. For many of these aspects, a link is made between physiological, genomic, transcriptomic and metabolomic parameters.
Expertise:
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- DGGE
- qRT-PCR
- markers (microsatellites)
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Knowledge:
Focus on: induced systemic plant defence against herbivores and pathogens
Research objects: Plants, insects and pathogens (bacteria, fungi, nematodes)
Main research discipline: ecology, evolution and plant pathology
Project Topics:
- Transcriptional profiling of above- versus belowground systemic induced plant defence.
- Detecting (microbial) agents involved in plant-soil feedback
- Genes involved in parasitoid foraging behaviour
Website:
www.nioo.knaw.nl